The private cloud approach is designed for a single enterprise. That is not to say the business can’t be a large and complicated enterprise, with multiple sites and data centres. It definitely can be.

Cloud attributes can be applied in a private setting to improve the coordination of corporate data centres. Private clouds will not have the same reach and scale as public clouds. However private clouds are a more efficient option over traditional deployment approaches. They essentially enable the enterprise’s IT department to provide standardized services to company users.

A combination of public cloud and private cloud is more common than solely private cloud solutions. This combination permits differing levels of control over company data.

The combination of public and private cloud works well with phased deployment. This approach is becoming more and more accessible to SMBs. It offers flexibility and customization as well as a level of standardization that can minimize costs and speed deployment time.